It'm back with Five Minute Friday from The Gypsy Mama!  This week's topic is Perspective.

Here are the Ground Rules:

1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. Please visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments.

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Perspective

Have you ever heard the phrase "If you put it in perspective..."?  Of course, we all have.  Lately I think I need to make sure I am putting my worries and stresses into perspective. 

Right now we are still in the process of selling the house.  It has been super stressful since it has become a major puzzle in getting everything to work together.  Every time some new happens or changes we have to go back to the drawing board on next steps.  We are praying we are making all of the right decisions.  I often find myself throwing a pity party complaining about why does it have to be this hard to sell a house.  In this 5 minute writing session I have gotten some perspective on it all.  I am here complaining about how hard it is to get rid of my house while there are thousands of people who don't have a house at all.  And right now there are many others who are trying to figure out how to keep their homes because they can't make their payments.  Wow, that little perspective says it all! 

Don't get me wrong, I think we all need to keep chasing after our goals and dreams, but if you add some perspective maybe the ride wouldn't be as stressful.

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5 Minute Fridays: Real

I am back after a week vacation to San Diego!!  It was amazing, but I will save some of the details for a later post.  Today I am going to try something new that my good friend and fellow Kirowyf told me about; 5 Minute Fridays.  

On Fridays over at The Gypsy Mama, a group of people gather to share on  a single topic what five minutes buys them. Just five minutes. Unscripted. Unedited. Real.

Here are the rules (yes, there are rules)

1.  Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking

2. Link back here and invite others to join in.

3. Please visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments.

REAL:

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of real is food.  I am all about having a diet filled with real whole foods.  Today the grocery stores are full of foods that are all about convenience and while I understand how these products make life easier, is this the area of our life's where we should be cutting corners?  



I go into the lunch room to make my lunch and every person has some frozen "meal" that sits in the microwave for 5+ minutes.  There is no way this is real food people!  Highly processed, loaded with sodium and just because it says healthy on the cover does not mean instantly that it actually healthy.   Read the label, do you know what you are putting into your body to fuel it!  Nutrition is essential for life and it is one that I don't want to take short cuts on!  Now don't get me wrong everyone loves some short of junk food, but let's keep it real (pun intended).

STOP...


I think this exercise every Friday will be good for me because today was a rough start.  I might get better with time ;)